Gamestop offers condoms and Red Bull as Infamous Second Son pre-order bonus

In this digital age, the glory of physical pre-order bonuses have waned, having largely been replaced by some form of (sometimes exclusive) downloadable content — weapons, armor, maps, and so on. A Gamestop in Italy is paying homage to the olden days of pre-order yore, offering up physical pre-order bonuses. Rather than a limited edition action figure or t-shirt, though, you’ll get Infamous: Second Son-branded glow-in-the-dark condoms and — in a bid of potential synergy — two cans of Red Bull.

Gone are the days of ubiquitous unique and enticing pre-order bonuses — for instance, the PS2 version of Okami came with a branded Buddha Board, and the online co-op Resident Evil: Outbreak came with a survivor’s kit, including a branded thermos and compass. There’s a good argument to be made for pre-order DLC — in-game maps and weapons are generally utilized more often than that Buddha Board and survivor’s kit which found their way to the bottom of a drawer over time. However, glowing condoms and Red Bull — presumably to provide you with enough energy to make the most of the condoms — is certainly a unique bonus that, in theory, you’d end up wanting to use.

The ad accompanying the pre-order bonus reads, “A fill of energy for an explosion of pleasure!”

As far as we can tell, the upcoming Infamous sequel has nothing to do with condoms or double-fisting Red Bulls before giving the prophylactics a test run.

Though this pre-order bonus is pretty weird, other seemingly unrelated bonuses have happened in the recent past. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag — a game about sailing the high seas as a pirate — released a black, limited edition football for some reason.

Whatever the case, this bonus only appears to be offered in Italy, so if you live in America, you’ll have to walk down to the Rite Aid at three in the morning to buy condoms like the rest of us.